FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Merced County Sheriff-Coroner is searching for relatives of a 73-year-old man. The Coroner’s Office says they have searched numerous personal records for family members of Antonio Chavez. Officials say it is crucial to locate the immediate family members to allow Antonio Chavez to have a proper burial. If you or […]
(BCN) — Contra Costa County Sheriff-Coroner David Livingston will hold an inquest Friday into the death of a Pittsburg woman who was killed in Antioch when she crashed on an on-ramp to state Highway 4 while fleeing from CHP officers in February. The Sheriff’s Office holds an inquest anytime law enforcement is involved in a […]
Deadliest, most destructive wildfire in california s history. paul vacanan joining us from chico, california. reporter: good morning. let me try to give you perspective on that alarming number of the 1,100 missing. as you can see behind me, i m in a makeshift camp. there are hundreds who have pitched tents in and around this walmart in nearby chico. of those missing, the way the sheriff coroner explained it, it s not so much that they re missing, it s that they re unaccounted for or haven t been matched with any sort of calling into the sort of call into the sheriff s office since the beginning of the answer, which he said is a rare thing to hear. he wanted reporters to provide context. he didn t mean they are missing and presumed dead. by context, he meant they are checking every name that came up in any form of communication to the sheriff s office.